Archive for May, 2006

Human migration in high density data representation

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

There is a post today on Boing Boing about human migration. Cory wishes for other types of representations of similar data. Karl Hartig created a great information density chart for the October 1995 Classroom Edition of the Wall Street Journal, which represents five dimensions (!) in an eminently readable and ...

Jaron Lanier speaks in Milan

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

. Our heads are like spy submarines exploring the world

fastr is a funny game based on flickr

Monday, May 8th, 2006

I keep my photos on flickr, which let's me share them conveniently with friends. Flickr has always been a fun place per se, and has spawned several creative initiatives. For example the collected photos of 'round stuff' have been printed on a high quality poster: I have a photo of ...

LibraryThing is great for cataloging your books

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

www.librarything.com got me a few months ago. It is a great site for cataloging your books, and has several unique features that make management and navigation very easy and pleasant.